Holotype of Achyranthes argentea L. var. albissima Suessenguth [family AMARANTHACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), K000243722
Collection
Herbarium Specimens
Resource Type
Specimens
Collector
Gillet, J.B., #12954
Collection Date
20-09-1952
Locality
K1 Furroli, Northern Prov.
Country
Kenya (Kenya)
Collection altitude
2011.6
Identifications
Holotype of Achyranthes argentea L. var. albissima Suessenguth [family AMARANTHACEAE]; Verified by Suessenguth,
Achyranthes aspera L. var. altissima Suessenguth [family AMARANTHACEAE]; Verified by Cavaco, A.,
Unrecorded unrecorded unrecorded [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula L. [family AMARANTHACEAE] (stored under name)
Notes
Flrs. crimson. Occasional Vegetation of lava plains transition to open desert, grass-desert shrublet formation; on sand and hills, Commiphora Acacia scrub; mountain slopes, dry montane scrub; on mountain top, juniperus-olea-Tarchonanthus, etc., scrub. [Continued from Habitat descr.]Undulating lava plateau (c. 950 m). Granite mountain to 1,890 m. with 'Halo' of red sand loam around it. Rainfall of plain probably c. 250 mm., mountain top more and in September cloud there every morning, unusually heavy rain on 26 August, 1952 had produced flowers out of season. Sheet 1 [More info. given]
Pages
1
Data last modified
17-11-2005
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